Saudi prince pledges to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes

[jakeXT]

Saudi prince pledges to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes which claimed 1,000 lives… as nation resumes its bombing raids

A Saudi prince has promised to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes, as bombing raids in the country appeared to resume despite a pledge that they would stop.

Saudi Arabian forces launched air strikes on Yemen a month ago to stop advances from the Shiite Houthi rebels, who are allied with Iran and previously overthrew the Saudi-backed government.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the Saudi King Abdullah's nephew, has reportedly promised to give each of the 100 fighter pilots involved in the month long raids in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, a free Bentley.

Prince Talal, who owns $300 million stake in Twitter, apparently made the pledge on social media but the post has since been deleted, the International Business Times reported.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3050739/Saudi-prince-pledges-free-Bentley-pilot-involved-Yemen-air-strikes-claimed-1-000-lives.html

[Fred Sanders]

1. Mercenary Army, mercenary Air Force, is what passes for patriotism in a repressive dictatorship.

How come America overlooked the opportunity to equip the House of Saud with a real mercenary Navy?

A naval fleet of luxury yachts for the hundreds of Saud Princes of Hot Air do not count.

[KoKo]

2. Since it's been deleted we will never know...but, disgusting, if true.

Sounds like it might be true, though...from the rest of the article:

He has an estimated fortune of $23 billion and investments in London's Savoy Hotel, Apple, Citigroup and News Corp.

He has previously gifted 25 Bentleys to members of a Saudi football team and in 2013 threatened to boycott Forbes magazine for underestimating his wealth and saying he was only in 26th place in a list of the world's richest.

[Jefferson23]

3. What a prince of a guy...at least he doesn't try and mask the bait nor his contempt. n/t